A way to auto disconnect all connections to a database in SQLsrv2005? And self intro

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A way to auto disconnect all connections to a database in SQLsrv2005? And self intro

TecNQ

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May 7, 2013 at 7:50 pm

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My question:
Is it possible to schedule a nightly process to disconnect all live connections to a database? I am asking this because sometime we need to detach databases for maintenance requirements, and re-attach them again.
I am new to SQL server to be honest, and I personally prefer to use TOAD for SQL Server (a front-end from Quest software).
Thanks in advance and look forward to learning a lot here.
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sqlsurfing SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4883 More actions · Answer 1

My question:
Is it possible to schedule a nightly process to disconnect all live connections to a database? I am asking this because sometime we need to detach databases for maintenance requirements, and re-attach them again.
I am new to SQL server to be honest, and I personally prefer to use TOAD for SQL Server (a front-end from Quest software).
Thanks in advance and look forward to learning a lot here.
Cheers from Australia! 🙂

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Here's one way. There are several options and this may not be the best, link is included for your reference.

This will set the database offline, and rollback any transactions in progress immediately, assuming you can.

ALTER DATABASE [DBNAMEgoesHERE] SET OFFLINE WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb522682.aspx

Hope that helps? Aloha! 🙂

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TecNQ SSC Enthusiast Points: 102 More actions · Answer 2

Thank you for your reply.

However, this does not answer my question exactly.

What I am after is a way to say to the database, ".. at 6pm tonight I want you to disconnect all active connections (roll back is good) and be idle (open?) after all connections have severed."

The MSDN documentation doesn't seem to offer such a feature.

Thanks

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sqlsurfing SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4883 More actions · Answer 3

TecNQ (5/8/2013)
Thank you for your reply.
However, this does not answer my question exactly.
What I am after is a way to say to the database, ".. at 6pm tonight I want you to disconnect all active connections (roll back is good) and be idle (open?) after all connections have severed."
The MSDN documentation doesn't seem to offer such a feature.
Thanks

I missed the portion asking about time. Have you worked with SQL Server Agent before? You can schedule jobs within the SQL Server agent to accomplish your goal maybe?

This requires creating SQL Agent Job, which allows you to schedule a specific time to schedule tasks.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189237.aspx%5B/url%5D

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Tony Savoie Mr or Mrs. 500 Points: 511 More actions · Answer 4

I'd set up a SQL Agent job scheduled for whatever time you need this to happen.

One step that executes:

USE <database_name>;

BEGIN

ALTER DATABASE <database_name> SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE;

ALTER DATABASE <database_name> SET MULTI_USER;

END

Quick and dirty, but it works.

I've also seen an approach that kills sessions in a loop based on the output of sp_who2, but its a complete pita if you have an app that wants to maintain a connection.

TecNQ SSC Enthusiast Points: 102 More actions · Answer 5

Thanks guys. I didn't know of the SQL Agent. I'll try it out and let you know how I went. Cheers

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